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The Tuesday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Steam’s Top 10

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Steam has all these deals:

• Worshippers of Cthulhu will be 40% off until the 5th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2807150/Worshippers_of_Cthulhu
• Star Valor gets a 66% discount until the 11th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/833360/Star_Valor
• Exo One is going to be 80% off until August 11: https://store.steampowered.com/app/773370/Exo_One
• You Suck at Parking - Complete Edition has a demo and an 80% discount until the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/837880/You_Suck_at_Parking__Complete_Edition
• Shogun Showdown also has a demo, but it’s going to be 50% off until the 12th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084000/Shogun_Showdown
• These are the sales/events. All of them will all end on the 11th of August:
  • Publisher Acram Digital celebrates the Whispers on Paper Sale, with up to 60% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/39565327/sale/WhispersOnPaper
  • Koei Tecmo celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Dynasty Warriors franchise putting the games up to 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33016879/sale/DynastyWarriors2025
  • Retrovibe Publisher Sale features up to 85% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40645616/sale/RetrovibePublisherSale2025
  • Arc System Works has launched the Evo Sale 2025, with games up to 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33025239/sale/EVOSale
  • EA does an August Sale with up to 90% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36135791/sale/august-sale-2025
• And of course, there’s the weeklong deals

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• Trackmania Spotlight Sale has two games, 50 and 60% off respectively during 5 days. Both keys are for UbiConnect: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/trackmania-spotlight-sale
• Koei Tecmo Summer Sale has three games with a 70% discount during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/koei-tecmo-summer-sale

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Itch.io denies hiding one of 2024's best games from search results amid the payment processor crackdown on NSFW games, says it's been de-indexed since October 2024 because 'it doesn't meet our indexing criteria'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/one-of-2024s-best-games-and-a-new-horror-classic-has-been-delisted-on-itch-io-amid-the-payment-processor-crackdown-on-nsfw-games/
Mouthwashing was one of the best games of 2024, "a horror game whose narrative and aesthetics are going to be remembered, celebrated, and emulated" for years to come, as PC Gamer's Ted Litchfield wrote in his glowing 87% review. And if you'd like to buy it on indie-focused digital marketplace Itch.io, you're going to have a bit of a problem, because Mouthwashing no longer shows up in searches.
The removal from search results was first reported by Martin Halldin of developer Wrong Organ, who said on Bluesky that he "was kinda waiting for it to happen." I tested it myself and sure enough, Mouthwashing simply does not show up in search results.
Recent updates
A few hours after this story was published, Itch.io clarified that Mouthwashing is de-indexed, but said it's been that way since October 2024, and not as a result of the payment processor crackdown. The report has been updated to reflect the new statement.

Itch.io releases list of the adult content you can't put on its store anymore after anti-NSFW crackdown, including stuff that's not illegal but just icky
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/itch-io-releases-list-of-the-adult-content-you-cant-put-on-its-store-anymore-after-anti-nsfw-crackdown-including-stuff-thats-not-illegal-but-just-icky/
Online game store Itch.io plunged a swathe of devs into uncertainty last week when, in the wake of pressure from its payment processors, it frantically deindexed all adult content on its platform from its search and browse pages.
In effect, devs woke up without warning to a world where they suddenly couldn't make money from the adult games they'd poured their time into making, and all seemingly at the behest of a campaign waged against payment processors by an Australian anti-porn group.
Itch.io's reaction to processor pressure was so kneejerk that it wasn't even clear to devs which types of content were the problem. Was all adult content simply nuked from the store? Or just games that feature certain kinds of content?
Well, Itch.io has now updated its rules to indicate the particular kinds of content its payment processors find objectionable (via Game Developer). The good news is that the clarification means adult devs have a pathway back to the platform. The bad news is that the boundaries of what's now acceptable are almost impossibly narrow.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Babylon is a new action platformer that is coming to PC on October 30th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/asterix-obelix-mission-babylon-is-a-new-action-platformer-that-is-coming-to-pc-on-october-30th
Microids has announced Asterix & Obelix: Mission Babylon, a new action platformer that is coming to PC on October 30th. To celebrate this announcement, the team shared its first details and a teaser trailer for it. So, let’s take a closer look.

The STALKER/Metro-inspired, narrative-focused horror indie FPS Shadow Project will receive a PC demo on August 9th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-stalker-metro-inspired-narrative-focused-horror-indie-fps-shadow-project-will-receive-a-pc-demo-on-august-9th
Orphic Studios has announced that a PC demo for Shadow Project will be released on August 9th. Shadow Project is a new narrative-focused horror indie FPS that draws inspiration from the METRO and STALKER games.

New gameplay footage has surfaced for the Unreal Engine 5-powered narrative FPS adventure game INDUSTRIA 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-footage-has-surfaced-for-the-unreal-engine-5-powered-narrative-fps-adventure-game-industria-2
Bleakmill shared a video, showing two minutes of gameplay from its Unreal Engine 5-powered narrative FPS adventure game, INDUSTRIA 2. This short but sweet gameplay video will give you an early glimpse at this new FPS. So, make sure to watch it.

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows Title Update 1.0.7 Released, Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/assassins-creed-shadows-title-update-1-0-7-released-full-patch-notes
Ubisoft has just released Title Update 1.0.7 for Assassin’s Creed: Shadows and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new patch brings to the table.